Schwerdtfeger Surname

84,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwerdtfeger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwerdtfeger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3631:18,4522,416
United States9821:369,10332,764
Canada711:518,95243,932
Argentina501:854,86855,754
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Australia331:818,05251,601
Chile261:677,55715,745
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Austria231:370,23639,193
France231:2,887,944200,772
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belize61:59,2462,743
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Schwerdtfeger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schwerdtfeger Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schwerdtfeger is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwerdtfeger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,281st most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,270,936 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Schwerdtfeger reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 4,363 people, or 1 in 18,452. In Germany Schwerdtfeger is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Schwerdtfeger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwerdtfeger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwerdtfeger last name grew 2,806 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwerdtfeger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Schwerdtfeger surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Schwerdtfeger are 19.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schwerdtfeger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.04% more than the national average, earning R 354,168 per year; in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning $44,773 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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